Detroit Tigers: Reese Olson's great first outing leaves plenty to be excited about

Building Blocks are key for Detroit Tigers starter Reese Olson.

The Detroit Tigers got one heck of a start out of Reese Olson in his big league debut. His stats were great, and the movement profiles passed the eye test quickly. Plus, the metrics backed it up with really intriguing and exciting stuff for the right-handed pitcher.

Not to mention, his mechanics were extremely clean and repeatable, with a ton of fluidity to his move down the slope. He stays in line with a deliberate and cookie-cutter delivery. The thing that sets him apart is the insane arm speed and whip through release that allows him to be effective.

He uses all these as tools in his toolshed to go out on the mound and compete, and he surely did that against the White Sox. While he was struggling at the Triple-A level, his time there helped him get settled in and find his way during his first big league start.

If one thing is certain, the Tigers right-hander will try and string together a few good starts in a row. If he is able to do so, the Tigers may be able to justify keeping him in the rotation as the season continues.

With loud stuff and a track record of good starts (assuming he can build upon his debut), there would be more than enough reason to want to keep Olson around and let him acclimate to the big leagues. For an arm with longer term reliever risk, Olson sure did look the part of a big-league starter on Friday.

Tip the cap to the rookie as Olson put together a real fine performance on Friday.